The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan [ Audiobook ]

The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan [ Audiobook ] Genre Thriller novel

The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan [ Audiobook ]

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh.[1] It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.

The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations: Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version; a 1959 colour remake; a 1978 version which is perhaps most faithful to the novel; and a 2008 version for British television. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels

Richard Hannay’s boredom is soon relieved when the resourceful engineer is caught up in a web of secret codes, spies, and murder on the eve of WWI. This exciting action-adventure story was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1939 classic film of the same name. John Buchan (1875-1940) was Governor General of Canada and a popular novelist. Although condemned by some for anti-Semitic dialog in The Thirty-Nine Steps, his character’s sentiments do not represent the view of the author who was identified in Hitler’s Sonderfahndungsliste (special search list) as a “Jewish sympathiser.” (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

Topics librivox, audiobook, mystery, spies,Thriller novel

If you enjoy using this App, would you mind taking a moment to rate it? It won't take more than a minute. Thanks for your support!

DISCLAIMER :

Content like Articles, Pictures and video in this application were collected from all over the web, so if I have violated your copyright, please let me know and it will be removed as soon as possible.

All copyrights and trademarks are owned by their respective owners. This app is not endorsed by or affiliated with Network Studios or any other affiliated entities.